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Previous new features on 2.5
Below is a list of features added and fixed issues in previous versions.
Server Hosts
IDERA SQL Inventory Manager 2.5 now allows you to get information for server hosts for a registered SQL instance. The Explorer tab and the Instances tab contain new views that display server host information.
SQL Server 2017
- IDERA SQL Inventory Manager 2.5 provides support for discovering, monitoring, and displaying licensing information for SQL Server 2017 instances running on both Windows and Linux systems.
- IDERA SQL Inventory Manager 2.5 Repository can be installed on SQL Server 2017 for either Windows.
MS SQL Licensing
- An additional MS SQL Licensing view have been added to support licensing by physical hosts.
- For SQL Server 2016 and above IDERA SQL Inventory Manager updates MS SQL Licensing view to remove the usage of core factor, which is a change in Microsoft SQL Server Licensing Model.
TLS support
- IDERA SQL Inventory Manager 2.5 supports TLS 1.2
Previous Fixed issues on 2.5
- SQL Inventory Manager can be installed with TLS 1.0 disabled.
- Upgrading a 2.4.1 installation on AG to 2.5 works properly.
- Users can now groom ignored instances properly.
- Group Users Permissions have been updated to allow granular permissions.
- Server Licensing Report correctly displays the summary information for SQL Server Version and Edition when Edition is not available.
- Top Databases by Activity chart shows data properly. It was previously showing no data for certain instances.
- Now, Scheduled Discovery (Network Scan) runs properly.
- The discovery status log shows valid page counts.
- You can now save the number of instances per page on the Instances Grid on the Home Page.
- Adding Tags works properly.
- Discovery on Organizational Unit (OU) works properly when scheduled scan is disabled.
- Domain check validation works properly for an OU using the Multiple Accounts option.
- The Select All checkbox for "Available Databases" works properly on the Manage Health Checks ->Database backup is not current dialog.
- Grooming of repository database works as expected.
- Sort by name on a Custom Field List works properly.
- List of Tags created in SQL Inventory Manager now sort properly.
- You can now successfully upgrade SQL Inventory Manager hosted on an AG database.
- Now, SQL Inventory Manager displays properly health checks reported from SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn Availability Group.
- Discovery Center Options works as expected when saving time changes.
The following issues have been fixed and no longer represent an issue for 2.0:
General issues
- SQL Inventory Manager now displays a helpful message when a user attempts to launch the product immediately after installation. (DE20764)
- The "Unable to Monitor WMI" alert now remains in the repository even after more than one page refresh occurs. (DE42657)
- SQL Inventory Manager now validates the format of the email address entered in the Recipient of test email field of the Email Settings dialog. (DE43235)
- This version fixes an issue that occurred when users migrated SQL Inventory Manager, resulting in an error message incorrectly stating that a license was expired when it was actually still valid. (DE43337)
- All Tag filters set on the Explorer view now properly appear as being in use when applied. (DE43371)
User account issues
- Any user account that is logged in to SQL Inventory Manager when an administrator removes the user account from the system, now is immediately logged out of the system. (DE40342)
- Users not assigned the db_owner role on each SQL Inventory Manager repository now can log in to SQL Inventory Manager. (DE41882)
Instance issues
- The Add Domain dialog box in the Manage Discovery Options now allows users to enter service credentials or their Windows account information when attempting to add a domain. (DE41423)
- An extra, unnecessary column no longer appears in exported reports for the Discovered and Ignored views. (DE42832)
- An issue causing SQL Server 2012 SP2 to appear as "SQL Server SP1" in the Instances section of the Overview no longer occurs. (DE43226)
- The Add SQL Server Instance wizard now successfully adds an instance even if the user changes the Account Type multiple times in the Credentials window. (DE43260)
- SQL Inventory Manager now displays en error message when a user attempts to create a tag with more than 20 characters while applying the new tag to multiple instances. (DE43272)
- This version fixes an issue that caused SQL Inventory Manager to return as valid any Windows authentication account credentials including invalid credentials. (DE43347)
- SQL Inventory Manager now
Monitoring issues
Health Checks recommendations
- The wording in Health Check recommendation titles now matches throughout the product. (DE20677)
- Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users no longer receive multiple confirmation messages when refreshing a Health Check recommendation in the Overview or Instance Details view. (DE42681)
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